National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2008-4199
Original release date:09/27/2008
Last revised:08/26/2009
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Opera before 9.52 does not prevent use of links from web pages to feed source files on the local disk, which might allow remote attackers to determine the validity of local filenames via vectors involving "detection of JavaScript events and appropriate manipulation."
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
10.0
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Low
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
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External Source: XF
Name: opera-feedsource-info-disclosure(44557)
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.opera.com/support/search/view/896/
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/windows/952/
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/solaris/952/
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/mac/952/
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/linux/952/
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.opera.com/docs/changelogs/freebsd/952/
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20080923 Re: CVE request: Opera < 9.52 multiple vulnerabilities
External Source: MLIST
Name: [oss-security] 20080919 CVE request: Opera < 9.52 multiple vulnerabilities
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1020722
External Source: GENTOO
Name: GLSA-200811-01
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 32538
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 31549
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=235298